Gene-editing technologies show great promise for medical treatments and research, with the potential to cure thousands of ...

Aurora Therapeutics, cofounded by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Jennifer Doudna, plans to use gene editing and a new FDA ...

Aurora Therapeutics today announced its official launch to transform personalized gene editing from a one-patient breakthrough into a scalable model capable of bringing therapies to millions of ...

A gene-edited mouse created with two male parents has now survived to reach adulthood. This is a momentous occasion for genetics, as previous attempts to create bi-paternal mice have failed for a ...

Three start-ups are aiming to create gene-edited babies. Columnist Michael Le Page has no doubt that editing our offspring ...

Revolutions in gene therapy are rapidly changing the landscape of modern medicine. Revolutions in gene therapy are rapidly changing the landscape of modern medicine, forcing society and science alike ...

Illustration showing how autophagy induction increases the efficiency of precise gene editing. In normal cells, DNA breaks caused by CRISPR–Cas9 are frequently repaired through non-homologous end ...

CHANGE-seq-BE was developed to enable scientists to better understand base editors, an important class of CRISPR precise genome editors.

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

China’s most infamous scientist is attempting a comeback. He Jiankui, who went to jail for three years after claiming he had created the world’s first genetically altered babies, says he remains ...

Immense progress in gene editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025 ...

Like other developing countries, Indonesia is facing a familiar dilemma: how to feed a growing population while protecting ...